Red and Gold, An Ode to Fall
Warmth seeps from the air Breath is cold Sharp, burning Confusion of the senses Light Gray and gold Chiaroscuro Endless dance Across this place And time Sunlight, golden warmth Alchemy of light Transformation Of grass And leaves Gold-green, pure gold Darkest burgundy Pieces of the burning sky In the absence Of the sun Gray Cold and drowsy Eternal slumber Quiet gray of the morning Gray of shade and cloud Crescendo in the gray-black night Gray without gold Gray broken by The hard white Of the stars And the soft white Of the moon This is the time Of stillness Suspended in time Silent and solemn Much like kneeling Before the altar The inhaled breath Before the final confession